Curtain for automobiles



- June 5, 1923. 1,457,649

E. E. BOUCHARD CURTAIN FOR AUTOMOBILES FiledApril 4, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 J f a T mm 7 /f m Mii: l n n n". 7N j l @lfm/Imago E. E. BOUCHARD CURTAIN FO-R AUTOMOBILES Jlunev 5, 1923.

`Filed April 4, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -En f Patented June 5, `1923. i

'Emirats'. BoUjcHARnyfor BURLINGTRQVERMONT,"

Appiicau'dnsmeunpgni4, 19211:. lserial.ive-g@seglares To all whom it may concem: 1

Be it knownI- thatfLr E. BoU'oHAnD, a'fcitizenof fthe-United fstateaaresidingeat B'urlingtominthe countyoflChittenden and.

State of Vermont,` fhave invented` certainfnewf andf useful l Improvements .1 in? fCurtains'S for Automobiles andi dof `'de`c`lare the? follow.-l ing to be-a full; clean-rand.i exactfidescripti'orr of 'thei invention;V suchf as will lenabl'e others skilled inl/theartto .which iV-appertains" to make kandi-use the 'salmefr Atains for @useinfconnecti'onfwithft 'au t'omobiles,'-A p and lone 'obj ect`==off the inventionwis .1 to .i pros.

This invent-ioni; relatesf to!4 improvedff;y cur-t vide a curtain?fsofconstructed?that-itlinay be mounted linthetopy portion-1ct th'elfautormobile above ythe entrancefddoriofthe :body

operative S or"x 'closing-f position; the: curtain 'when in an inoperative "positionf being vslid upwardly-and inwardly-"andi posi-'tionfedibeneath'the covers; f f

Another object-"ofi thefmventioniis .tof provide i improved-f means -fo'r'fslidasbly -ilni'ou'ntifng the curtain and to so mount this cuntainthat it may lbe# frictional-lylreldilin a set'position.

Another object Aof the invention is to so construct and mount the curtain that rods which form portionsof the mounting frame for the curtain may extend through coil springs carried by the curtain and thus the springs provide means for slidably mounting the curtain and also, by frictional' engagement with the rods, provide means -for vholding the curtain in an adjusted position.

Another object of the invention is t-o so construct the curtain that the upper and lower end portions will be braced against transverse bending when moved upon the rods.

Another object of theinvention is to so construct this device that it can be applied to a conventional construction of automobile top.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanyingl drawings, wherein lgure l is a view showing anautomobiley in side elevation and provided withv the improved curtain.

igure v2 is a transverse sectional viewy taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.v

Figure 4 is an enlarged View showing one of the curtains principally in elevationl and partially `in section.

` right" hand side of Figurelif. is" a-s. verticali'sectional view throng-lrV the curtain ftaken f along.' .the r line 5-L5ff0f Fig. 4.a

F igure-f- 6 isA a transverse-sectional viewthrougbf the curtain? f taken-A i alongA ythe lline y 6;-6 of rig. 4..-

, This `in'iproved''- curtainv is'- -used in i 'cons nection with@ auf@ automobile topfof afconlr ventional construction and findicatedain generaliby-thenumeral f1.1 This to'p'fis carried by :the body-2 off-.the automobilel and Ais -pro f l vided :with` doorways above the doors- Biot the -lo`ody..- For eachdo'orway, a: curtain willL bev-provided? and eaclrr 'curtaiiiff is :slifdably mounted'.- by means: of 1 a f .framee havingsidc ro ds-l 4 which? feXtend vertically; 'atv the sides of the 1 doorway and `have f their? upper end portionsrrbent upony ascurve and.iezfrtended substantially horizontally beneath' thevcov'er. 5 Tof v.theautomobile top. The zupperior finner "end portions-"offithese @rods :41" areconi nectedx. byfaff cross?V bar :6': and- .fthe i outer; orv

lower/end fportionsfof these rods iare'fem-r bedded:` in sockets frmed :inl the tbody." upon opposite sides`=- ofaftheA doorI Built will' :thus

be. seen? that thewcurtain-zmay; bevinovd ff# from an operative position as shown .at the left hand tion beneath the cover 5 as *shownv at. the

Fig. 2.l

The curtain is provided with` a 'transf parent sheet 6 of isinglass or. asimilar ma-l terial provided with side per land lower bindings 8 which are wider than the side bindings. These bindings 7 and 8 are formed of water-proof Afabric such as oil-cloth. Bracing strips 9 formedfof Celluloid, isinglass or any bindings 7 and upprevented from being crumpled or bent out of shape when thel curtain is in useJ The ybindings 7 overlap the end portions ofthe 100 of the transparent sheet 6 of visinglassfor bindings 8 and extend beyond the sideY edges lower endof the curtain so that the curtain of Fig. 2 to an inoperative posi-i y other suitable ma-v terial are embedded in the bindings 8l sol that these bindings will be yreinforced and .I y y springs llwo-uld be mounted. The

may be easily moved vertically into and out of an operative position. i

When this device is in use, a curtain will be provided above each door of the automobile body 2 and in the touring car type of automobile shown in Fig. l, therewill be forward and rear curtains for the front and rear portions of the and rear curtains being positioned opposite each other as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. When it is desired to leave the doorways open above the doors 2 so that air can readily enter the automobile, the curtains will be moved upwardly to the inoperative position shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 2 and the springs will lfrictionally retain the curtains in the raised positions. When it is desired to have the curtains closed .in

order to shut out rain or to prevent cold air from entering the automobile, the curtain will Ybe drawn downwardly to the position shown at the left-hand side of Fig. 2, in which position they will close the doorways above the doors 3 and thus effectively keepl lout cold air and rain but at the same time permit the occupants of the car to look out through thel transparent sheets of celluloid 6. A curtain and mounting Jfor the same has thus been provided which will be very simple in construction and very ePricient in its operation and so constructed that it can be very easily put in place in connection withA an automobile top of a conventional construction. If desired channel iron guiding strips may be secured at the sides automobile, lthe lfrontl of the sheet, the side bindings being formed f of material folded longitudinally to' provide longitudinally extending open ended pockets positioned `.beyond the sides of they transparent sheet and having extensions secured to opposite faces of the sheet, coiledsprings extending longitudinally in the pockets, and a ytrack structurehaving side rods each of an even kdiameter throughout its length and bent to provide a portion for extending transversely of ya vehicle top in a substantially horizontal yplane beneath the top and aportionfor extending vertically from the horizontally disposed portion and passing through the pockets and springs to` slidably tightly coiled about the rod to rictionally grip Vthe same at any point andy Ahold the curtain man adjusted position.-

mount the curtain with the `springs a In testimony whereofl have hereunto set m hand. f Y ,a

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